Core OS Systems Software Engineer, Process Management and Device Identity

San Diego, California


Employer: Apple
Industry: Software and Services
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

Summary
Are you a big-picture problem solver who loves setting ambitious goals? Do you have a passion for understanding how each line of code affects all the others? In the Core Operating Systems group, you'll ensure the OS is inseparable from each device's identity as a whole. That's because this group is committed to building fully integrated operating systems that combine hardware, software, and apps into a single Apple experience. Your dedication to cross-disciplinary collaboration will help develop groundbreaking technologies, such as iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. By crafting these distinct, holistic user experiences, you'll continue to uphold and advance the excellence people expect from Apple devices!

The Core OS organization is seeking an extraordinary engineer to work on the Process Management and Device Identity team. This team works on system services to orchestrate the lifecycle of running applications and system services, and on-device software to authenticate genuine Apple devices are in the hands of their owner. You should have a strong understanding of operating system fundamentals and experience working throughout the stack. As a member of the team, you would participate in all stages of software development, from new feature design and implementation, to maintenance and bug fixing of released code. You will develop and improve unit tests and performance tests, and may also work on diagnosing and resolving customer reported issues.



Description
You will primarily be responsible for system services (daemons) and frameworks that support functionality throughout the system. This role involves working on services to manage the on-device software to authenticate genuine Apple devices are in the hands of their owner. You will work on system services that interact with the Find My server team and on-device cryptographic key management. Popular Apple features such as Messages and FaceTime, and new features such as iPhone Mirroring will use libraries provided by you to establish trust in the hardware.




Created: 2024-09-27
Reference: 200570051
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Diego
ZIP: 92109

About Apple

Founded in: 1976
Number of Employees: 154000